BILL NUMBER: SCR 68	CHAPTERED  04/03/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   39
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   APRIL 3, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   APRIL 3, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 16, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 16, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 13, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Monteith, Alarcon, Alpert, Bowen, Brulte,
Burton, Chesbro, Costa, Dunn, Escutia, Figueroa, Hayden, Haynes,
Hughes, Johannessen, Johnson, Johnston, Karnette, Kelley, Knight,
Leslie, Lewis, McPherson, Morrow, Mountjoy, Murray, O'Connell, Ortiz,
Peace, Perata, Polanco, Poochigian, Rainey, Schiff, Sher, Solis,
Soto, Speier, Vasconcellos, and Wright
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Ackerman, Alquist, Aroner,
Baldwin, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Bock, Brewer, Calderon, Campbell,
Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo, Correa, Cox, Cunneen, Davis, Dickerson,
Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez, Frusetta, Gallegos, Granlund,
Havice, Honda, House, Jackson, Kaloogian, Leach, Leonard, Longville,
Lowenthal, Machado, Maddox, Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni, McClintock,
Migden, Nakano, Olberg, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti,
Reyes, Romero, Runner, Scott, Shelley, Steinberg, Strickland,
Strom-Martin, Thompson, Thomson, Torlakson, Washington, Wayne,
Wesson, Wiggins, Wildman, Wright, and Zettel)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 68--Relative to Lupus Alert Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 68, Monteith.  Lupus Alert Day.
   This measure would designate April 1, 2000, as Lupus Alert Day,
and would urge all citizens to become involved in the search for a
cure for this chronic and debilitating disease by supporting the
Lupus Foundation of America.




   WHEREAS, Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect
various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and
kidneys; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease that
affects approximately 1.4 million Americans, 90 percent of whom are
women; and
   WHEREAS, Sixteen thousand Americans develop lupus each year; and
   WHEREAS, Lupus destroys the quality of life of young people in
their prime, usually striking between 15 and 44 years of age; and
   WHEREAS, Because many lupus symptoms are vague, mimic other
illnesses, and may be intermittent, diagnosis is difficult, and the
disease can deceive victims, family members, doctors, and research
scientists; and
   WHEREAS, The American College of Rheumatology has listed the
following symptoms as being most often associated with lupus:  (1)
achy joints, (2) fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, (3) arthritis
(swollen joints), (4) prolonged or extreme fatigue, (5) skin rashes,
(6) anemia, (7) kidney disorder, (8) pleurisy (pain in the chest upon
deep breathing), (9) butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and
nose, (10) photosensitivity (sensitivity to sun or light), (11) hair
loss, (12) abnormal blood clotting, (13) Raynaud's Syndrome (fingers
turning white, blue, and red in the cold), (14) seizures, and (15)
nose or mouth ulcers; and
   WHEREAS, Increased public awareness will result in more research,
earlier diagnosis, and, hopefully, the discovery of a life-saving
treatment; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates April 1, 2000, as
Lupus Alert Day, and urges all citizens to become involved in the
search for a cure for this chronic and debilitating disease by
supporting the Lupus Foundation of America.
